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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE 
[Ocronza 26, 1895. 
crossings with the old English fowl both dark fleshed 
and strong in flavour, aud to most — thinking 
nd r 
& 
was 155 approval of a publie apparently ignorant of 
what a good, really good, high quality fowl should be. 
Ва" another mischief has arisen, and that is, that 
there is a supposition that a buff or coloured egg 
fowl’s white eggs, forgetful, af course, that not only 
does much depend on the food, rans, the woods or 
N бо тшеп the stock ia confined’ or has sue 
fall Health, and deliver when hatched the same- 
th PR уы, 
s/z»d chick; 
re is, must be very 
possibly that of the higher class 
more delicate. Bat the absurd has erence by some 
part, I prefer the fine-shelled white, such as 
Hamburghs and old Eaglish LP or the зне 
Kant, Sussex and Surrey old bree 
Next, I must call attention to an Md breed of 
French origin, called“ Houdans," These came into 
favour some forty years since, and gained at once 
much notice, and that of a favourable character, as 
being useful for the table, and layers of an unusual 
quantity of medium-sized white eggs; they are 
evidently а cross with what is now termed the 
* Polish” and the old five-toed fowl, that has been 
known both in France and tis К Ro centuries, 
h good foragers, ium Im 
short on the leg than Кайт VS 
rather und, 
fall, plump breasts, though longer in the 99971 iban 
old Ka delicate, and 
yi eir first importation, 
they generally fatten well, 
ent, Their colour, when first 99 into notice 
No 
fashion wille it, they are black with 1 apeckles 
and dark legs freckled with white, and the top- pue 
are considerably enlarged, to their detriment as 
farm-yard or farmer's fowl, inasmuch as it is liable to 
weather be wet and rainy, they are difficult to rear; 
and are, I think, very liable to croup or severe colds, 
unless they have perfect freedom, and ar 
simmer У і 
Му 
them, or if it à 
ccount of foxes, wire fronts might be 
put, with "wile: iael doors. Many year 
old, wou!d roost ia the trees or on the faggot- 
and this even in winter. MEN 
Nos that I have written thus far on the subj-ct, 
I would like to call the attention of my readers to 
the fact, that if ‘she 
subjects already de 
in 
in bigh, low, damp Ocalities, for 
be it aay that under we Phare Climates and 
surroundings, pouliry, like all else, is often — 
altered either for the better or the worse, aud s0 
breeds more than others, 
There are other French breeds besides the 
Houdan; the ae possibly, is the ‘' Ciéve- 
coar?” It ig пе, large, handsome fowl, broad 
and thick ih and is black, with a top-knot, 
moffiad and bearded. The carriage is upright, and 
somewhat imposing, the tail large and full, 
carried high; the legs are black, But as a table- 
to vl it stands in high esteem, both here and on the 
Continent, where, when well fatted, it fetches very 
high prices, the үү being remarkably white, short in 
fibre, rich and delicious, besides which -: is gig 
proportioned, pn & large, full breast. n 
quite adap to our climate, на ем 
rom ка of the legs, and is subject to coldsand 
cabarrh. It is not what may be termed a good 
but in this respect some are better than 
The chickens also are not over-hardy, but 
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fowls for the table, if any, when black legs is not a 
consideration, 
(To be continued.) 
THE WEEK'S W ORK. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By BarLEY Wapps, Gardener, Birdsall Gardens, Fork. 
ROCKERIES AND HARDY FERNERIES.—Carefu! 
attention should w be afforded 3 
trailing plants, thinning, and making them m, 80 
that they do not ov 
tter 
purpose use loam, mill-stone grit, leat and peaty soil, 
pushing it into the crevices, and cov 
albas and spring- 
flowering plants thinly in vacant places about the 
rockery affords brightness in the 
oe of introducing rockwork into flower gardens 
should b ly considered before it is undertaken, 
faire аге much labo — and expense attending its 
— and the — are not always satisfac- 
ory. ould always 
tomate to се size of the 
mounds of roots are nof anie in fine garde ene, but 
thay may bá made interesting and effective bie 
3 with trees an ubs as an appro 
а kitchen garden or other department, Tf i it 
is intended to ey alpine plants upon the 
rockery, a knowl the — = the 
8 
plan be grown в e necessary, ecies 
requiring shade, others partial sunshine, d peces 
1 hine, The be pines is 
ту, the worst the rootery, The soil 
may consist of loam, N and peat, vary- 
а 
ing in depth T 3 to 18 i 
stumps of may with advantage 
for the Гета of mounds 
eous, perennial, and trailing plants, In al 
arrangements of this description a good supply of 
ater is necessary for forming basins, falls, and 
—— and it — not be forgotten that perfect 
е is necessary in a rockery, imeatone, 
to ute ood varieties of alpine planta are obtain- 
able at any good 8 во that it is not neces- 
of names in this article 
em are 1 beautiful in spring 
summer, ir cultiva- 
d with difficulties ef various 
arieties, and 
en ge to Britain, Providing there are shade, 
- do well,” and variety of 28 Ferns neyer fail to 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Ву JOHN LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis Castle, Welsh pool. 
thrown into large he 
pes — — being mixed with them, wat 
his makes 
сана ‘droning 
rotted. 
finest things for Rora 
to have a good stock of = other purposes beside 
those of the kitchen gar 
No Tomato fruits should have ben 
kept — till this date, but all with a Noc 
good 
on the plani in & E 
green state is to cut a good portion of the stem, and 
put a tie to it, vinery or 
f kept an they will ripen up, 
and afford fruits for i oa a 
RDOONS. AM those plants which are опро» 
Wo by hay-bands may now be bound round, 
Soil may be pui to the stems when it is in a fit con- 
dition for the purpose, This Meurs is not grown to 
- е - E de | 
n mec 2 
where they will keep fora ms 1 of "€ Y 
THE HARDY FRUIT eatin E 
W. Pope, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
ACHES AND NECTARINES ON WALLS.— These 
for bearing-wood to 
common practice to 6 
much closer than that, and t 
g shoots by allowing : free 
operations have to be done, these 8 
taken without delay, taking "^ n дїр 
trees to preserve as many O e fibrou 
sible ie — lar, 
with a sharp knife after the trees are 
ground, A few wheelbarrow-loads of fre 
may be ше trees, the 
off with, In t e PINE of о; will stand 
bottom of the "hola in which the tree the surface 
should not be more than 10 inches below үт jt ia 
when firm n "рин all over, of the 
ready for the reception 
may laid at this doth „ but 
number at various depths up to within 2 to 
of the surface of the borde r. ere will in 
be some amount of sinking; aud а 
newly-disturbed soil ought to stand үс 
